There are organizations that are attempting to police published research...one such is Retraction Watch... It's a 501(c)3, thus a not-for profit...not sure how

There are organizations that are attempting to police published research...one such is Retraction Watch... It's a 501(c)3, thus a not-for profit...not sure how much grant funding they receive, but they do actively solicit donations from the public... I think you'd be surprised at the number of public research papers, including some that end up being sources for articles in well-known science journals, that are retracted each year... A list of papers retracted, which is continually updated, can be found at their site: http://retractionwatch.com/ http://retractionwatch.com/